-GHĄ́Ą́ʼ

See also: ghaa and -ghą́ą́ʼ

Navajo

Etymology 1

From Proto-Athabaskan *ɣ̇an (“to make plural objects, to kill plural objects”).

Cognate root found in Ahtna esghaan (“I am killing them”).

Root

-GHĄ́Ą́ʼ

1. to kill plural objects

Theme	Category	Bases	Reciprocal/Reflexive (+d)
ʼa + ł	operative	S kills plural O bighą́ (MOM) yiʼniighą́ yighą́	plural S kill each other / themselves — ahiʼniigą́ / ádiʼniigą́ ahigą́ / ádígą́

Stem set

Aspect	IMP	PERF	FUT	ITER	OPT
MOM	-ghą́	-ghą́ą́ʼ	-ghą́ą́ł	-ghą́ą́h	-ghą́ą́h

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -GHĄ́Ą́ʼ (kill)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Athabaskan *ɣ̇ʊn (“to snore, to growl”).

Cognate root found in Ahtna yutnełghan (“he growled at him”).

Root

-GHĄ́Ą́ʼ

1. to snore

Theme	Category	Bases	Transitive bases (O + ł)
ʼa + ł	operative	S snores haʼałhą́ą́h (MOM) iʼniiłhą́ą́h ńdíʼníiłhą́ą́h ałhą́ą́ʼ (DUR) áhodilghą́ą́ʼ (+d)

Stem set

Aspect	IMP	PERF	FUT	ITER	OPT
MOM	-ghą́ą́h	-ghą́ą́ʼ	-ghą́ą́ł	-ghą́ą́h	-ghą́ą́ʼ
DUR	-ghą́ą́ʼ	-ghą́ą́ʼ	-ghą́ą́ł	-ghą́ą́h	-ghą́ą́ʼ

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -GHĄ́Ą́ʼ (snore)